Marla Runyan at The College at Brockport's Diversity Conference

U.S. Olympian Marla Runyan was the keynote speaker at The College at Brockport's 2011 Diversity Conference. Runyan was the first legally blind member of the U.S. Olympic track and field team. She was diagnosed with Stargardt's Disease at the age of nine and retained only her peripheral vision, was the top U.S. performer in the women's 1,500-meter run with her eighth place finish in the 2000 Summer Games. The three-time U.S. National Champion also competed in the 2004 Olympics.
We caught up with her after her speech and talked with her about her message for 1,300 people who came to the conference, how technology has changed her life, her competitive nature and the toughest race she's run.

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Education

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• Brockport
• The College at Brockport
• Marla Runyan
• Olympics
• Blind
• Diversity
• Accessibility
• SUNY

[ShiningDarkSky]

O hate it, and it makes me sad -_- I have to use a monocular during school, but I get the power points printed. I was diagnosed with stargardt's at 11.